Barry Bean wrote:
> But is it [OM2000] as tough as our beloved OM-1n?
Good question. I don't own a 2000, but use an OM-1 for
walking and skiing (I don't climb) in poor conditions. Seems
to cope with blizzards, floods, rope crossings, sandstorms
etc.
> My OM-1n Made nearly every
> climb I did in the late 70s and early to mid 80s.
Good OM-1N's + 50's cost almost as much as 2000's with 35-70 zooms
here, but are rather scarce. Especially since there are OM-1's out
there with botched meter battery conversions, I think a factory-new
camera might be a better buy for most beginning photographers. Remember,
they won't be sure if it's the camera or them when the exposure or
something else is wrong.
> It once dropped 75
> feet down a cliff and only sustained a few scratches on the body.
Don't do that. I dropped mine onto the marble floor of Cologne
Cathedral and jammed the needle. Various stony-faced saints
looked on disapprovingly.
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